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Transparency Group Seeks Records From Gorsuch’s DOJ Days

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Fix the Court, a nonpartisan group advocating greater transparency at the Supreme Court, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for failing to fulfill a public records request concerning Judge Neil Gorsuch’s tenure at the Department of Justice.

Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, served in the department during former President George W. Bush’s administration. The organization is seeking any complaints, reprimands, and all correspondence generated by, with, or against him while he was deputy assistant attorney general from 2005-2006.

“Little is known about Judge Gorsuch’s tenure at the Justice Department, but he served during a tumultuous stretch, at a time when agency attorneys were believed to be giving legal advice in support of warrantless wiretapping on American citizens and in the run-up to the infamous dismissal of U.S. attorneys for partisan reasons,” said Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court.

“For the American people and the senators who represent them to make an informed assessment of the Supreme Court nominee, all non-classified information regarding his DOJ tenure should be out in the open,” he added. “We will pursue this inquiry doggedly to ensure such information sees the light of day.”

The organization has not taken a position on Gorsuch’s nomination.

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